Did you know: The position at which the Angels have produced the highest OPS (.982) is, of course, center field, because of Mike Trout. The second highest (.854) is catcher.

Rangers update: Four of the Rangers’ projected five starters have been on the disabled list, but only one of them is still hurt. Yu Darvish, Matt Harrison and Colby Lewis are all back now. The only one still out is Derek Holland. They’ve also seen Adrian Beltre and Shin-Soo Choo get hurt, and Prince Fielder has hit just two homers. They rank second to last in the league in homers, uncharacteristic for a Texas team. They were hanging with the first-place Oakland A’s until Oakland swept them this week in Texas.

THE PITCHERS

LHP HECTOR SANTIAGO (0-4, 4.44)

Back problems contributed to Santiago’s troubles in his first two starts, but he’s also admitted to some costly lapses in concentration. In Seattle, he briefly lost focus after a would-be inning-ending third strike wasn’t caught, and last week in New York he said he was briefly rattled by a balk call.

Vs. Texas: 1-0, 1.98

At Angel Stadium: 0-1, 4.50

Loves to face: Shin-Soo Choo, 1 for 7 (.143)

Hates to face: Prince Fielder, 5 for 12 (.417)

RHP COLBY LEWIS (1-1, 4.60)

Lewis revived his career once already, when he went to Japan and came back to the majors to find success with the Rangers, and now he’s trying to do it again after missing a year while recovering from surgery on his elbow and hip. He hasn’t made it through the sixth inning in any of his three starts. Last time out he gave up three runs in five innings.

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